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USDA files complaint against Oswald’s Bear Ranch
By Carol Stiffler Frequently under fire by PETA, the Oswald’s Bear Ranch north of Newberry has now...
Deflated, COVID reaches new local peak
By Carol Stiffler Between October 2-8, 249 new COVID cases were diagnosed within the LMAS Health...
Luce County lost 3% in 2020 census
By Carol Stiffler Luce County’s 2020 census figure - which showed a staggering 19.5% drop in...
Get ready for 10-digit dialing
Gone are the days when we could call from Newberry to Newberry with just four numbers. And very...
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The return of the Curtis Fish Coop
Up to 1,200 rainbow trout are loaded into an underwater “coop”, a 50-foot-by-50-foot enclosure, and kids catch them left and right. In the fishing competition at the end, kids win massive prizes.
Discipline questioned at TAS
By Sterling McGinn School was dismissed just a few hours after it began on Thursday, December 14, after one or more students destroyed a pipe in the boys bathroom in the school lobby. Water flooded...
Big Lake dam controversy roils again
The dam that regulates the water level on Big Manistique Lake is again the subject of controversy.
Obituaries for the week of 12/20/2023
Shirley Jean Kisabeth April 18, 1939 – December 12, 2023 Shirley Jean Kisabeth, 84, a former resident of Curtis, died December 12, 2023 after a 25-year battle with breast cancer. Shirley died at her...
Six lessons from the movies
Movies inspire me, challenge my assumptions, change my views, break my heart, lift my soul, and, yes, even teach me life lessons. I will share several lessons with you, for better or worse.
Enchanting owls: Your guide to Michigan’s winter birds
These owls spend the winter in Michigan each year for its warmer, balmier weather, which is considerably warmer than the northern boreal forests and Arctic tundra they left behind!
Robust wrestling team dominates week one
The wrestlers from Engadine and Newberry have already gotten off to strong start, led by a blend of experienced leaders and newcomers likely to make an impact.
Lady Indians roll in season opener
It was a nearly perfect performance on night one of a new season for the Newberry Lady Indians Varsity Basketball team, as they took down EUP Conference opponent Pickford 46-29 last Friday.
Obituaries for the week of 12/6/2023
Obituaries for the week of 12/6/2023
Newberry’s Joe Austin retires
Austin, a 2010 Hall of Fame inductee, the architect and then savior of high school football programs around the state, including Engadine in the Eastern UP, and most recently the man behind Newberry’s resurgence, is officially retiring.
The farm that grows Christmas happiness
Merle and Caroline Anderson are living an extraordinary life and can’t comprehend the concept of retirement. To walk away from a job you love is difficult. To let go of a legacy is another story.
Can you identify that leafless tree?
Bewilderment often greets the dormant season forest visitor in terms of tree identification. However, that’s because most of us have been trained to look at only the leaves and are left unfamiliar with the many other signs.
‘People who Care’ meet with TAS
Five members of the community and five staff members of Tahquamenon Area Schools met to discuss ideas for a potential program to allow members of the community to monitor the halls of the high school.
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